[uponcoffee]

> When he purchased a new car, he picked a much less flashy model, and he used the L.L.C. to sign the papers.

> To register his car, the D.M.V. insisted on a real name — not an L.L.C. — and a street address.

As far as I can tell, the car belongs to the LLC, it's not in his name, but his real identity is a registered driver or some such to said car.

[a2tech]

And the address his DMV records are tied to is a crap box his LLC owns somewhere he doesn't live.

[uponcoffee]

It's *not the address that matters, it's linking him to a specific LLC. If he bought his car under the same LLC that bought the house where he lives, then you can find him through the LLC.

If he used one LLC for car, another for the house, the point is moot... but the article leads me to believe they are under the same LLC, hence the initial comment.

I suppose a better question to have asked would be if there was/is any benefit for the DMV associated car+house to be purchased with an LLC rather than outright?

EDIT: a word

[duiker101]

That's a fair point, thanks for pointing it out.